"Blue Sky", Duane Allman's Solo, at Stonybrook, 1971-09-19

[@loborome]

I'm 63 years old, and when I hear this, everything I went through to get here, is all worthwhile.

[@NLStricker]

Happiest piece of music, ever

[@Jdanielmay]

Hey loborome, you still with us?

[@stevecoyle1]

I'm 65 and love Duane. What made everything worthwhile to get here is Jesus. Hope your well loborome.

[@stephenadams6444]

You r so right keep on keeping

[@loborome]

@@Jdanielmay Still here, ain't wasting time! The road goes on forever.

[@3-ddjr460]

Duane Allman: No overplaying. Just flowing.

[@danielcarroll3ify]

Amen brother

[@deveryshepardson3640]

Skydog was something special!

[@cyndeelancaster455]

There is no other🍑♥️✝️☮️♾

[@ozarkelmo]

Exactly, well stated!

[@cyndeelancaster455]

Duane’s guitar just flows never any repetition......

[@charlessilvestri5112]

It can't get any better when you hear Duane Allman. I'm 68 years old and got to see Duane at a small theatre in Huntington NY in June of 1971 and it was a magical musical experience to watch him play and talk to the audience. He was the leader, the Boss of the ABB for sure. A great guitarist, I'll always be 19 when I hear the ABB!!

[@flstffatboy3910]

Yes me too

[@youngyeller]

coooooool!

[@robertkelly6282]

Same year Stoneybrook u

[@mountain1ready646]

Awesome

[@renev8223]

I was in 6th grade and everyday my older brother use to play Allman Brothers religiously and always spoke of Duane and to listen how he plays because one day he will be known as one the greatest guitarists ever. He was right.🎸

[@RachaelFasciotto]

You simply cannot " LEARN " to play the guitar like this. It's from the soul---you either have it or you don't. And obviously Duane had it. God bless you SkyDog

[@watermelon5131]

Can't help but hear Berry Oakley's bass riffing off of Duane's licks...such a joyful sound.

[@cyndeelancaster455]

Yes I agree Duane and Berry 🎸🎸🍄🍑🎶🎶🎶🎶♾

[@hallcharlie74]

Love You

[@cyndeelancaster455]

@Charlie Hall what you talking about

[@cyndeelancaster455]

Absofuckinlutely On Berry 🎸‼️

[@chriswick7987]

They were made for each other

[@gilbertobecerra2818]

It’s crazy to think that just 1 month and 10 days after this masterful performance, he would pass away. What a legendary person, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. he was gone to soon, but what he left us will last an eternity within our hearts.

[@zzipdrive]

Berry Oakley on bass. So, so good

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Very few bassists in popular music command the kind of respect commanded by the late Berry Oakley himself commanded in hardcore, straight-ahead jazz circles. Oakley had a brilliant imagination and could play anything. He was an ideal bridge between the front line of the band - Duane, Dickey, and Greg - and the drummers, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks. The band found some stellar replacements after Oakley passed, but none could really fill his shoes. He was such a unique talent.

[@gilbertobecerra2818]

Right when I read this comment The bass section opened up completely The harmony is amazing

[@timothyehrler4325]

Berry Oakley: the straw that stirred the drink! RIP!

[@DavidSmith-tw7ii]

One of the greatest ever. Period

[@jessegrd071163]

One of the best guitar players of all time: Duane Allman.

[@rickrhodes82]

+Jesse Garduno - most I have seen say 2nd to only Jimi. I am 64, and I concur. Was lucky enough to head to Nashville in summer of 1970, had another gig. From July of '70 through mid 1971, saw them 4 times in Nashville, as the Brothers played there often, were born there. Would have loved to seen a live rendition of the Derek & the Dominoes album, with all the players, Radle, Gordon, and God. Eric will tell you in a minute he and Jimmy were good, but the kings were two American boys, Jimi, and Duane. And for anyone thinking I mean 2nd to Eric, I give you Experience, Ladyland and Axis. Listen to those 10 times, come back, we'll talk. What do you think that Jimi and Duane might have done together between 1971 and 2016? Sure wish I had been able to know. We all would have continually been blown away - gone too quickly, gone too soon. Gone, too bad.

[@hankdahlquist8670]

My next door neighbor was a road manager for the Allman's in the 70's. We lived in the country in S Florida. Saturday nights the band would play off the bed of a 40 foot flatbed trailer. Best music of all time!!!!!

[@rugerbrowngtr]

One of Florida's best home town boys....long live Southern Rock

[@vernwallen4246]

Was his nickname"scooter"??

[@jacobmcandles1745]

@vern Wallenberg.

[@johncotta8288]

This song is genius! One of the most beautifully melodic, flowing, uplifting guitar solos ever written

[@dreamwell2020]

I'm thrilled to know now that Duane got to play this song on stage.

[@shellywatson2784]

Ahhh, Skydog, my favorite guitar player of all time! No one plays or sounds quite like him. RIP!

[@warr0950]

I am 60 years old. I was listening to and rocking to Duane and Dickie when I was stationed in Jacksonville in 1971. They still make me smile. Rock on Skydog! You two are the best! Thanks for my memories.

[@richardsimms251]

I am 75 years old and I do not listen to much music but some of the Allman’s brothers band is worth listening to. RS. Canada

[@FranciscoSilva-o8v]

Yo tengo 74 vivo en México ( Tepic, Nay) y desde los 70as me fascinó escuchar a esta banda , máxime con el gran Duane....saludos.

[@alessandrofilosa7873]

The switch from major pent to minor, give me chills... An Incredible control on the guitar, every note is full of emotions... _Duane we miss you,fly on skydog, fly on_

[@markhill9275]

Thats actually Dickeys influence, Dickey wrote this , Dickey is the master of the major pentatonic, quite difficult to stay major for an enitre song, to solo over major is harder than minor. As Duane said, I'm the famous guitarist, Dickey is the good guitarist!

[@thomaswinfree3131]

no one will ever be able to play a guitar with more feeling than Duane Allman. he is the undisputed king of the six string, with or without a slide.

[@ScottLaneMusic]

Derek Trucks captures something pretty special here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZWogYStlr6JiZY

[@geofftipton6210]

Agree. Stevie Ray Vaughan played with so much heart & emotion too. ❤️

[@daddyscat1278]

Yet Clapton had him play guitar on Layla. Yes. He was that amazing.

[@brucel1185]

i honestly think he slept with his guitar.

[@markhill9275]

No, Duane played with feeling, but not close to Page or Kossoff!

[@lebarosky]

If someone asked me to explain Southern rock and I had less than 4 minutes I would play this. It's so sweet and strong. I grew up with this music, and it provided a lot of sustenance.

[@MyBrotherMan]

lebarosky Ya know I've been so into debunking the Dicky folks here I can't remember the last time I actually listened to this...probably about time

[@faculdadearaguaia9604]

+krrrruptidsoless LOL! That just sound so right! I really miss Georgia and Virginia... lived (and loved) many years of my life there,, really miss that southern atmosphere. Greetings from Brazil!

[@newking70]

+lebarosky FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BIRD

[@lebarosky]

+newking70 Blech. Ugh. Not in the same league, with all due respect.

[@newking70]

+lebarosky just messing with you.

[@petera9374]

Best guitarist that ever lived. What a tragedy we lost him too soon.

[@richardbrucemusic]

Obviously one of the most creative (and yes, musical) guitarists we've ever been blessed to hear. Tomorrow marks the 49th anniversary of his untimely death at the age of only 24. But what really stands out for me is his phrasing. How he repeats a phrase once or twice, like an orator, then changes it slightly and moves on to the next phrase. There are so many of his phrases that I like, and to hear them 2 or 3x is such a joy. An Allman joy. God bless you, Sky Dog.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

@ Richard Bruce Music: The people closest to him say that Duane learned not only from listening to the great blues and other guitarists around him and who came before, but also the best horn players and blues harpists. Little Walter Jacobs in particular, informed his sense of phrasing when playing slide in an open tuning. At least that's what I hear when I listen to his amazing slide work. Not just his phrases, but his tone, too, which at times even sounded like a distorted blues harp - like Little Walter used to overdrive his harp using his mic and an amplifier or house PA.

[@richardbrucemusic]

@@GeorgiaBoy1961don't I know it! Ever Duane's occasional "off" notes, such as the one at 1:48 are right on.

[@etoirelav]

This is without question my favourite solo of all time, by any guitarist. The middle portion is beyond gold, what a fluid marvel!!!

[@daddyscat1278]

It makes you feel life is ok.

[@kevinshaferguitarsongs4435]

Often, to me anyway, Duane's notes sound "round" and Dickey's notes sound "straight, cutting". Duane's solos seem to "roll" and Dickey"s seem to "slice". Great compliments to each other.

[@lebarosky]

+kevinshaferguitarsongs A poet is what you are. Anything that connects two human senses in a coherent way is so precious. Are you writing or doing some kind of art?

[@buddybusker3483]

Duane was incredibly nuanced inhis playing he could play a mini phrase with just two notes over 2/3/4 bars and never play them the same way where as dickey wasn't as fluid and worked hemiolas to death

[@getoutofmybar]

+kevinshaferguitarsongs Very well said... I dig this tune both Duane and Dickey's work.

[@ursafan40]

+kevinshaferguitarsongs Some of that, SOME of that ..... has to do with the inherently different sounds of even 2 identical Les Paul's. Duane's did have a bit more warmth (round) , Dickey's a little more "Bite". Some say metallic but I don't like that description. 2 guitars made exactly the same , on the same day, with the same # of "winds" on the pickups will never be exactly the same. No matter how hard you try. Then again, stylistically , both guitarists would sound different playing the exact same phrase on the same guitar. And they'd both sound like themselves on a $100 knockoff. Bottom line, that version of the band had 2 of the best guitarists that ever strapped on an axe. And continued that tradition when they added Warren Haynes, and then Derek Trucks. How lucky can Greg Allman get !?!?!?!?

[@kevinshaferguitarsongs4435]

+ursafan40 Well said. I did read/hear that Duane used a "nearly dead" battery in his pedal because of what it did to the tone. Which makes sense. Max the output when input is very low does have an effect.

[@kensokey7528]

Cannot overlook Berry Oakley bass line throughout and the steady rhythm melody supplied by the rest of the band

[@thestewlaw]

Absolutely

[@allgoo1930]

Duane is a good example of musicality over virtuosity. At the end, musicality wins the people's heart. It's been a long time since his passing but I still haven't heard more musical sounding slide guitar from anybody.

[@spacedoginnebraska]

Keep listening. Duane is, and always will be, the Master, but Devon, Derek, Zito, and countless others keep his legacy and spirit alive.

[@bluesky6985]

Exactly.

[@poodlenme]

allgoo19 That's true. Derek is good but not as musical. Duanes guitar flowed, Derek never quite got that down And that Eastern flavor doesn't blend well with Southern soul.

[@shaneliddy]

aw I think derek is super musical. his phrasing is amazing! Duane was class no doubt but I think derek has a very distinctive sound which can only be good really!

[@bluesky6985]

Shane Liddy He just isn't as musical as Duane no one was

[@russellmakar579]

His playing takes you on a journey.

[@frereanaktom99]

i admit i was stoned but once felt, about 35 years ago [maybe mountain jam - don't remember] like duane was talking to me from the sky. still get hit by duane's playing but hate all this crap about so-and-so is/was the greatest guitarist. i get off on duane's playing; that's enough.

[@russellmakar579]

I completely agree about your comment on who was the greatest, there are so many great guitarist's and they all have their own style, Hendrix, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia,Roy Clark,Eric Clapton, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan , the list goes on and on. There is no one and only greatest guitar player, just many great guitar players.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

You left Wes and Django off your list. Just sayin'. LOL!

[@bookguitarguy]

And about 100 others, that's a long list!! ;O)

[@amandawoods8323]

yes.

[@MrBigmac844]

I am a rock and roll scholar. Duane Allman was a good guitar player for his short time on earth and I love his work and his memory and his short time here. He his on my short list of all time best players!! May he rest in peace!!!!!

[@Joenimitz48652]

Whos ur top 5 list? Or top 3?

[@rebbeshort]

@@Joenimitz48652 I wonder if they've changed in the ensuing 9 years. Duane's in mine. So is Gary Moore.

[@sheddski]

GREG HAS SAID IN INTERVIEWS WAY BACK THAT HIS BROTHER DUANE DIDNOT NEED A BAND BEHIND HIM HE WAS THE BAND HE SOUNDED GREAT ALL BY HIMSELF

[@bcal4877]

Ok, we can hear you, no need to YELL

[@pkramerable]

That is just great! Love it! I turned 14 on 9/19/71. I had "Eat A Peach", and listened to it over and over, picking out each riff and lick, to learn the guitar. I remember trying to drop the needle again and again on the exact spot on the record, because I didn't have a cassette or reel to reel tape machine, all I had was a turntable.

[@GENGELHARD]

Saw the ABB four times when Duane was still with them. They are still my favorite band.

[@Porcelainheart1234]

In 2020.. what a beautiful piece of music! Definite distinction between Duane and Dickey. The harmony is amazing!

[@sunnysideamps]

Wow...My heart is pounding after listening to this..Duane played so beautifully...wow!

[@midnightrider7648]

Damn. Duane was REALLY good. I was listening to the derek and the dominoes album today. His playing never ceases to blow me away.

[@albatross7783]

Duane always had the happiest sounding guitar solos. I wish he was still around.

[@walrus10509]

I first heard the Brothers when I was 14. My older brother was a fan. Duane died a year later. I mourned his death almost like a family member. His solos felt more like an extension of his soul than just another guitar solo. I've always wondered what we've missed by his useless death that day.

[@reveilleamerica3589]

I was at this performance at Stonybrook University having just been discharged from my tour overseas in the US Army. Was good to be home. The ABB was quite a treat for me back then.

[@kazitude1]

As fellow long Islander, thank you for your service 🤗

[@SteveDannAR]

Man, he was so good.

[@rogerwhicker1779]

So young too. Can you imagine? He was going to get better. Is that possible?

[@eric108]

It is an exciting and tragic thought at the same time.

[@majorbuzzfortwnty]

I still miss Duane, Forever in our hearts Skydog

[@Casey_Desmond]

That switch from major to minor at 3:23 just blows me away. So pristine and effortless sounding. Duane's solos were pure feeling

[@davidmiller3373]

Casey Desmond got to give them both credit, there both solid as a rock, no matter who playing that sound ,it definitely comes from the heart of the allman brothers.

[@shkyrbty]

And it's like, he's starts to do this at :49 and he stops in his tracks, to come back to it later in the solo--pure emotion!

[@bigmig808]

Chickenskin

[@alessandrofilosa7873]

I get goosebumps every time.. Also when he use octaves is so beautiful i can describe!

[@alessandrofilosa7873]

I got chills every time I listen it

[@warr0950]

You know, I have listened to this track so many times. And each time I am amazed at how at ease Duane played this. He is truly a Master.

[@JohnBrown-ob8nx]

He creates more feel in the first 30 secs. than most of us could do in a lifetime.

[@jeremyc9229]

So smooth, no bumps, like riding in a Caddy

[@daddyscat1278]

Amen

[@intheshadowofthesun9491]

Duane's playing was just Incredibly Beautiful this is one Fantastic and I believe rare recording! Always Love You Duane! Gwen ♡

[@sharonstark5442]

This is incredible! Duane was one of the top 5 guitarists ever. Never got to see them live.

[@TheGuitarMan71]

This is why he’s in a class all by himself when looking at the so called greatest guitarists of all time

[@sandecoffey9125]

Even though I love Dwayne Jeff Beck is pretty damn good and one of the underrated super talents Mick Taylor the early Stones guitarist is a bad boy. We don't compare we just love. And thumbs up to Keith Richards Rory Gallagher Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison oh, did I leave out a dozen I'm sure I did. This solo does a brain good.

[@carboncredit203]

Really, does it get better? One of the only recordings of Duane playing a song that makes you move in your chair regardless where you are! Thank you "My Brother Man" for helping the world understand what good music sounds like!

[@davidbee8793]

No guitarist moves me more than Duane Allman still to this day. I still remember as clear as day the day he died and I heard it on the AM radio. My world was deprived of a gigantic talent and to be honest I've never gotten over it. Saw them 6 mos later or so with Dicky and Chuck but I was still devastated by his loss as I'm sure everyone else was. God bless Duane, Barry and Gregg Thank you Peach State

[@rosswardlaw3955]

I'm 67 years old and I grew up on this music, and I still don't think anyone will come close to what Duane Allman did in short we had him here on earth... In my opinion he's still the greatest slide player that ever lived... Dickey Betts is the only one to even come close...And now Gregg's gone I will miss them all my days left on this earth... To me they are the best band of all times, so heaven must one hell of a band...Thank you Boys and rest in peace 😢😊

[@croussant]

Derek is much more than technically skilled. He's wondrous. His sound runs through my soul and is still running through my soul from over a month ago at the Beacon. An absolutely gloriously beautiful, magical, enchanting musician. That's not to say that Duane isn't the King. That's how I'd compare them musically. Duane is the King, and Derek is the Prince.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Derek Trucks, and some increases in production capability: show him cleaner than Duane. Duane is the King tho for memorably expressive lyricism.

[@brewer9565]

The solo is brilliant, no words to describe it really, just pure feel, and made so much more impressive in context with the ensemble playing of everyone else. Duane is floating over a bedrock of rhythm and groove by musicians who know what it means to play for the song. They don’t make em like this any more!

[@moskii-kb8un]

any true Duane fan would recognize his work...

[@petebarry395]

Wow- I have never heard this solo before- gotta make you smile! Thanks

[@greglarry11]

This is incredible. Simply put. Some of the best music I've ever heard.

[@triciareilly6171]

im born and raised up here in the North (New York City)..... Ive been listening to this since im 6 years old, im 48 now!!!!! BEAUTIFUL! !!! I really dont think it gets any better than this people! !!!!!

[@robertbrown3064]

This is the last song I would want to hear if I knew I was going deaf. Yes the sound quality isn't the best, I know that. But the feeling it conveys during the guitar solo is exultation, pure joy. Everything bright and beautiful in the world caught up in this solo like dandelion seeds blowing on the breeze. I love it.

[@GOTTAFISHNOW]

love love love this!! The band is just so tight...this is just the perfect song...the perfect jam. I remembered when they first released this album, i saw that the bluesky cut was so long i freaked out, ripped the plastic off and went right to track 6. Hearing it that first time was an overwhelming emotional experience that I've never quite gotten over.

[@johnboysupergolf786]

Sweet sweet music, it brings a tear to my eye and makes me cry that I never got a chance to see the great man. He passed the year I was born and I pine for more of his incredible tone.

[@donnalloyd4338]

Sky Dog! So grateful I got to see you standing in front of me jus doing it! R.I.P. SKY DOG!‼️🙏🏻🎸🙌🏻🤙🏻❣️💃🙋‍♀️🙏🏻

[@bryanparks36]

I am 58 and used to set up the equipment for srv an double trouble at a small club in ft. Worth tx. From 79-81. Blossoms downstairs. also at tootsies when he played there. I'm a little prejudiced perhaps, but he, e.c., Freddie king and Rory Gallagher we're and r, the best blues guitarists ever.period. Duane the best slide.(Derek trucks and Elvin Bishop &yes, Bonnie raitt), close. I'm very excited for the opportunity to add to the best of list,for the first time. Jeff Beck is probably my favorite overall. I believe there are "greatest", guitarists for many genres of music. Such as c&w greats, Chet Atkins& Roy Clark, an "new-boots", Keith Urban & Brad Paisley. I just love great guitar music of all kinds. Thanks,b.p.

[@ipanemasafado3183]

Bryan Parks Mick Taylor?

[@huntertowns9914]

You have good taste my man

[@ridemybikeallthetime]

I could listen to this solo over and over again!

[@screeningmimi]

I hear you. This one never fails to lift my spirits...ever.

[@claysayshola]

I swear I’ve listened to this 67 times in the last 15 hours. It sure makes me feel some type of way. A few types actually.

[@american_psycho1147]

As beautiful as this solo is, Dickey's solo from this show will always be my favorite

[@thestewlaw]

She was his girl after all

[@dougj7295]

Thru all of Duane's amazing melodic ways, he was still always in your face...He just had that gear that could go from 1st to 5th and back to 1st in a song like no one else.

[@fauxbro]

Listening to this reminds me of what an integral part of the original band Berry Oakley was. The boy could JAM!

[@paulfuller8985]

Berry was a great bass player . Very melodic .

[@thatsmactastic]

IDOLIZED Duane

[@like2view]

Absof---glutely!!

[@TheEZGlider]

Berry's bass was rock-solid, but at the same time, combined a melodic sense that really underpinned the ABB sound. One of my all-time favorite bassists!

[@Tonetwisters]

One of my all-time fav bass players, for sure.

[@maragore6093]

song is 50 damn years old and doesn't sound a day over a day, Duane was incredible, his playing was outrageous and again he was taken away so that all the stars in heaven could be the only one's to love, enjoy the incredible music they gave.....R.I.P. Always all the boys.....

[@thebreathalyzer]

When you compare Duane to other guitar contemporaries what sets him apart to me is the jazz influence in there (especially on a modal type jam) and how well his solos are developed using so many expressive devices... dynamics, jazz phrasing, bluesy phrasing, the runs up and down the neck...he was an absolute musical genuis beyond categorization. He could fit into about any style of music and still be himself. This is wonderful!!!

[@daddyscat1278]

Prodigy

[@jerrystigall5280]

Roger that. I've always said, you can listen to Fillmore East in particular and think you're hearing 3-4 different bands. ABB taught me a lot about playing gtr. Listened them from the 70's and started playing in '63 at 9 yrs old. They are and always be my all time favorite band, bar none.

[@franciscogardunocarmona1773]

My oh my! Skydog Is the real thing. Thanks God Fer skydog. Long live to Allman brothers. Greetings from México.

[@ridgemontnlmoves5074]

Good ole Duane - even when he is being melodic - he is still in your face with force, always on the attack. a rare bird

[@kathyhoppes3895]

I could literally listen to this solo for hours. He made the best music. That's what I grew up with Thank God!

[@heffy301]

It's SO completely Duane it' not funny . . . When it's Dickey, I dance . . . When it's Duane, I cry . . . I'm crying right now . . .

[@lars4738]

jeff blakeman very good description!

[@stephenlally6009]

Jeff, I thought it was just me. Been crying for the last hour and can't help it.

[@blossomgardner2297]

Great... Perfect...

[@davidmoon2877]

Wow

[@davidmoon2877]

This made me cry, thanks Jeff

[@marshahippen2466]

So so very much beautiful talent.

[@punkker666]

People often forget about Mick Taylor, he was insanely fluid, melodic, and soulful. Its to hard to say which guitarist was the best, I just love em all.

[@Flash023]

Dickey was interviewed and asked who was better, Duane or Dereck Trucks. His reply was that they were from different eras and great guitar players don’t keep score, there is no win or loss. I liked that MT was very good

[@j.i.4232]

There is no best

[@billsmith9966]

The nasty songs bootlegs are some of the best soloing in guitar history.. Taylor is criminally underrated

[@gui-texzan7477]

@@dnk1870 Winter and Moonlight Mile. Also Sway... That song shuts down right when it's about to stretch its legs.✌️

[@allencollins9951]

Duane was better i don't think anyone can touch him on slide

[@ETCoffeeGeek]

This is my first time hearing a new rendition of one of my favorite songs, by it's original composer and performer. Thank you so much for posting this!!!

[@JC-11111]

God, I love me some Duane Allman. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for giving us even those 24 short years with him. 🙏

[@teresacacciapaglia3830]

Wish you were here! What a gift to hear you play this so smoothly . Rest in Glory Duane Allman🎼

[@kenmckenzo9465]

The tone, the flow, the feel....this is as good as it gets folks. Don't let any flashy fool convince you otherwise!

[@hotbuelick]

brilliant music i am still listening to the Allmans all these years later

[@MrThemBlues]

How on earth could anyone (other than a Redditor or similar troll) think that this is anyone other than Duane Allman? No one could riff like him. Just silliness.

[@josephcharbonneau8740]

OH MAN HERE WE GO TY SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!! Lost him way too young he’s still here he jams in my head every night!!! 😍

[@stephenroverton]

This is truly one of the greatest band of all times! Love some Sky Dog!

[@kevinkeegan1357]

Yaaaaassss!!!!! So amazing how his this solo is both so bright yet has such edge. My favorite guitarist ever.

[@SkeletonKeey]

That's Duane all right. I'd just caught on when I was 21 .... Autumn of 71' .... and then , just like that, he was gone. Caught them in 72' and they did 3 hours of great stuff. I can only imagine what it would have been like with Skydog there. The really great thing is that we have these vids to see ..... lucky. There are some good slide players about, but I always considered Duane to be in a class his own. Untouchable.

[@lisalee3143]

Began listening and collecting all their albums since I was ten years old. However I saw them in Mobile, AL at Ladd Memorial Stadium in 1974. Wet Willie and Quicksilver opened for them. All day outside concert went way into the night. I would have given my right arm to have been old enough to see them on stage with Duane (Sky Dog) Allman. It still hurts.

[@SkeletonKeey]

It does still hurt. And then Berry Oakely one year to the day ... motorcycle ... not far from the same spot where Duane had his accident. That still hurts as well. Fortunately, we have some footage and recordings left. Duane was a great guitarist and there have been some great slide players since, but I always liked Sky Dog best. Still do.

[@lisalee3143]

I really hate talking about Duane's death because his accident was so brutal, being dragged under a truck for yards. Oakley's death could have been prevented after his head trauma from his accident. His friends should have insisted he go to the ER. He lived for a short time after, he had plenty of time to get medical attention. Again it still makes me sad. I still can't get over the fact Duane and Berry had the same accident and near the same place a year or little over a year.

[@SkeletonKeey]

I've been listening and watching for, effectively, 56 years now (I believe most kids turn on to music at approx. 8-10 ... Perhaps sooner these days) and there have been so many of these things. An artist many love goes way early. It really affects a lot of folks. All one can do is cherish what is left. Count them ... Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Stevie Ray .... it just goes on.

[@lisalee3143]

Kevin Anton It does effect a lot of people that grew up and listened to their music and saw them live. It's just so sad because it makes me think that we, their billions of fans could be hearing before passing way to soon. They would have became better and better. We could only imagine what kind of work they would have created from then up until now.

[@louisesmith2141]

My all time favorite Allman Brothers Song . Thank you for posting it.Makes me so happy to hear Duane and Dicky harmonizing and dueling . Dig it !

[@4dorno]

Stunning - just the best electric guitar playing ever - this is up there with the best because it sings, not because it is technically difficult. This is what great musicians do - listen to, say, Rubinstein play Chopin - it is different 'cause he understood the message of the music. Duane had something - not sure what it was - and this piece captures it perfectly.

[@jamesfortson211]

All listeners listen well. This is a group of Artist creating what will forever stand as a representation of the times. True greatness is timeless. Do a deep dive into the ABB. The absolute best group of our era, maybe the best ever.

[@smoothz01]

I will always believe Alot of Duane talent lives on in Derek Trucks.

[@allgoo1930]

smoothz01 says: "I will always believe Alot of Duane talent lives on in Derek Trucks." == Derek's own words, "60% Duane, 40% Elmore."

[@richardfolkman]

Bull crap!!! Bull crap!!!

[@richardfolkman]

allgoo19 Duane doesn't need anyone else's talent to promote his own! Your Hindu beliefs are misconstruing truth. Duane is himself. Trucks is himself. Knowing the difference will help you understand what came first the chicken or the egg, the promo before the gig. Please grow up you, please grow up! You never heard Duane Allman saying he was channeling other artists! Man, grow up!!! Trucks can't get credit for Duane Allman's gift....you ding bats!! Apology accepted.

[@allgoo1930]

Richard Folkman says: "Bull crap!!! Bull crap!!!" == Yes, you are.

[@richardfolkman]

Take your childish responses somewhere else, punk.

[@elissalipman6600]

so much feeling the best! brings back many memories...Long Live Duane Allman and the Allman Bros Band

[@runningblood58]

Duane and Dickey and Berry were fantastic together, nobody could cut them for what they accomplished. But Dickey was instrumental on the Fillmore album. On all the long jaunts, Dickies guitar leads the band into the unknown......especially whipping post. Dickies guitar slows the band down just before the drum solo, incredible playing. Dickey came up with the frere Jacque lick also......just incredible improvisational playing beautiful music. Duane let Dickey run free and thank God for that

[@SirSwiftusFunkellwerk]

Some of the BEST things Came and Went in 71'. Thanks Skydog.

[@CapAnson12345]

I always could tell the difference between Duane and Dickey by listening to the notes.. if you hear the notes individually and there's a big on twang, it's Dickey.. if they bleed together and sort of swim around each other it's Duane.

[@radog32]

hmmm interesting way to put it

[@darkmaitri]

You are absolutely right! I love how his playing is so smooth like that. Somehow his fingers were able to just sail over the frets, creating a sound like smooth honeyed whisky licking along your tongue, making you go, "Umm yes! Let's have some more!" over and over until finally the panties fly off!

[@terryburns7500]

darkmaitri great comment are you single?

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Very well put.

[@brucejobe4609]

Decades later and his music still is unmatched.

[@Tonetwisters]

Regardless of who is playing this solo, it is one of the all-time greats. I remember heading to "Matrices and Vectors" class at Florida State (not my favorite class), and hearing this song and getting really pumped up! This is such an incredibly melodic song ... just blows me away. And what guitar tone! Woof!

[@dessertaz5560]

My #1 Favorite Band been listening for since 1970 and still get chills when the "Brothers" Play RIP to the fallen one's

[@po2313]

Cannot help but feel some eternal connection to all of the brothers...

[@tinamarief51]

Incredible ❤️ I have been listening to the ABB for 40 yrs and they never get old....never will Betts came into an after hours bar I was bartending in Florida. We talked for a long time. I asked him which song is his favorite, he said "Little Martha" RIP Greg, Duane, Berry, Butch you are missed

[@ninjavigilante5311]

Jus Dwayne on that track I guess why.

[@todhursen8481]

not only was he among the greatest innovaters of his generation; he was truly humble and not above performing anywhere for alN who appreciated his talent. I'm a friend of Berry Oakley their first bass player and knew Duane and Gre.g when the called themselves "The Allman Joys"

[@debrawardlaw4558]

Hard to believe 1 month 10 days he would leave us; this is so beautiful

[@Policritic]

The phrasing and attacks of DA vs. DB are fairly obvious to the practiced ear. Duane is smoother, while Dickey articulates sharper attacks with the guitar pick and tends to play more staccato on certain repetitive licks. They complement each other perfectly. Is it that big a deal? Enjoy the beautiful improv.

[@cayogator]

Poly, well said, and to Mark, Duanes slide work kinda stands out, lol

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Duane would pull a couple tubes out of his Twin Reverbs to run them at 50 watts instead of 100, like Dickey did. That gives his sound more breakup and warmth, while the higher wattage Dickey used provided a cleaner, sharper sound. Duane phrased his slide guitar like a harmonica player...

[@ridgemontnlmoves5074]

I totally disagree - and would say Dickey was more melodic (although Duane shows that side here) and Duane was straight up in your face and on the attack most times

[@brucecampbell2546]

Policritic mm

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

Ridgemont NL Moves I kind of agree. Dickey is melodic as hell. Duane is melodic but more soulful in no opinion. Great players though

[@skivorable]

This is so wonderful, play it every day and everything after is in focus...!

[@markpasquarella3223]

First time I saw them at stony brook I was one of about 6 people they came back after the Fillmore album came out and it was standing room only cost then about 2.50 a show,seems like I’m out living all my good memories

[@drlepper72]

Wow! Love Skydog. One of the top 5 to ever play slide guitar, and he can do this, as well. So thankful we get to continue to enjoy him. Taken from us way too early. Thaank you for posting.

[@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110]

"ONE" of the top 5? Seriously? He set the standard.

[@HotEyeBallsAching]

The first solo in Blue Sky heard on Eat A Peach, and here as well, is, indeed, Duane Allman. Dickey plays the second solo in the song. One of Dickey's biggest influences was his grandfather's fiddle playing, which Dickey mimicked on guitar. This is clearly evident in the 2 solo (not played here, but on the full version found elsewhere on youtube). His trademark 'fiddle' licks can clearly be heard on Jessica as well as many other Betts' solos..

[@MikeSmith183]

Paid 25 cents to see ABB and Skynerd at the Westside woman club in Jacksonville Florida. First concern and my brother asked me if I wanted to see the Allman and I said why would I want to see the Osmands Best Show to start with!!! Thank You Brother!!!